Pooler ranks #9 in Georgia for new homes
Pooler is ranked on 34 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
Longer growing season than 98% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Pooler’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Pooler does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pooler marked.
Pooler lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Pooler’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Pooler does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for low obesity
Lists where Pooler sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Pooler out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Pooler lands in every GA ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#79
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#9
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#16
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#90 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#32
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#29
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#44
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#25
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#37
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#109 
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#59
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#179
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#87
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#121
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#174 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#87
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#49
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#160 Getting around
C Shortest commute#1 Cusseta · 10.5 min #99
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#190
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#209
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#204
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
#54 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#38
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#25
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#231
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#7
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#193 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Pooler’s spot. All of Georgia’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every GA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.